Getting in touch

ChildFund Australia strongly encourages sponsors to get to know their sponsored children.

Regular correspondence

Writing letters not only strengthens your relationship with your sponsored child and their family, but also keeps you in closer touch with their progress.

Please allow 16-20 weeks, occasionally longer, for a complete exchange of letters. This allows for translation and transportation to and from the project, which may be in an extremely remote area. In the areas where ChildFund operates sponsorship programs, there is often no postal or telephone service, and we rely on community volunteers to collect the letters and deliver them on foot to each child.

Please be patient. Remember, your child may never have written or received a letter before.

Please read our letter writing guide for more information.

Visiting your child

Visiting your sponsored child and their community could be one of the most enriching and memorable experiences of your life. It also provides you with the unique opportunity to see first hand the enormous difference that your sponsorship contributions are making.

ChildFund Australia can arrange for you to meet your sponsored child and family in their village. Please call Sponsor Relations on 1800 023 600 two months ahead of your planned departure date so arrangements can be made and a police check conducted.

A national office representative will accompany you during your visit. You will be required to cover expenses incurred by yourself, your sponsored child and the national office representative as part of the visit.